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Which corner is the best in the world?

	Junior Strous:
– Au Rouge

	Raed Raffii:
– Turn one in Shanghai

	Ezra Idafar:
– Variante Ascari

	Brendon Cook:
– McPhillamy Park, Bathurst

	Philippe Layac:
– Craner's curves

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Most buzz

1.			Michael Schumacher
2.			Samuele Buttarelli
3.			Dmitry Suranovich
4.			Kevin Mirocha
5.			Márk Királykúti
6.			Carlos Sainz Jr.
7.			Beitske Visser
8.			Davide Valsecchi
9.			Danica Patrick
10.			Nicolaj Møller Madsen
11.			Ronan McKenzie
12.			Jukka Honkavuori
13.			Alice Powell
14.			Mark Webber
15.			Mick Schumacher
16.			Lewis Hamilton
17.			Earl Bamber
18.			Duarte Ferreira
19.			James Peace
20.			Richie Stanaway
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Bob Akin

Date of birth:	March 6, 1936
Place of birth:	North Tarrytown, NY
Died:	April 30, 2002
Place of death:	Atlanta
Races entered:	75
Wins:	4
Podiums:	14
Pole positions:	1
Race win percentage:	5.33%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Died from injuries after a crasch testing a Nissan GTP Turbo at Road Atlanta.

Racing career highlights

Winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring 1986.
IMSA World Endurance champion 1986.
Third in IMSA Camel GTP Championship 1983.
Winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring 1979.

Racing career summary

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2009-10 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends (2010 in the previous example).

1987	2 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1986	11 races.	2 wins.	4 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1985	12 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1984	17 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1983	12 races.	1 win.	6 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1982	10 races.	0 wins.	2 podiums.	1 pole position.	0 fastest race laps.
1981	8 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1980	2 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1979	1 race.	1 win.	1 podium.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.

Bob Akin's profile page has been viewed 936 times.

This profile page was last modified 2012-05-11 08:14:38 by Urs Steigmeier
Modification: IMSA Camel GTP Championship 1987

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Who is your favourite 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series driver?


	The current top five:
1.		Alexander Rossi	48
2.		Kevin Korjus	39
3.		Jules Bianchi	38
4.		Mikhail Aleshin	30
5.		Sam Bird	29

Top 2012 race winners

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